Tihany Abbey
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| Monastery information | |
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| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | 1055 |
| Dedicated to | 1763 (current church) |
| Diocese | Veszprém |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Andrew I of Hungary |
| Site | |
| Location | Tihany, Veszprém County, Hungary |
The Tihany Abbey is a Benedictine monastery established in Tihany in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1055. Its patrons are the Virgin Mary and Saint Aignan of Orleans.
Foundation
[edit]The Benedictine monastery in Tihany was established in 1055 by King Andrew I of Hungary (r. 1046–1060).[1] It was dedicated to the Holy Virgin and to Saint Bishop Aignan of Orleans.[1] King Andrew was buried in the church of the monastery in 1060.[2] His tomb in the crypt of the church is the only grave of a medieval King of Hungary which has been preserved up until now.[2]
The 1055 foundation charter, listing the lands the king donated to the abbey, is known for including the oldest written words in the Hungarian language. It is mostly in Latin, but contains several Hungarian words and phrases, the longest of which is feheruuaru rea meneh hodu utu rea (in modern Hungarian: Fehérvárra menő hadi útra, 'onto the military road leading to Fehérvár'). The charter, written on vellum, is today in the Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey.
The church's ceiling is decorated with frescoes by Károly Lotz, depicting Faith, Hope and Love.
Gallery
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Tomb of Andrew I in the crypt -
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Csóka & Koszta 1994, p. 675.
- ^ a b Berend, Laszlovszky & Szakács 2007, p. 148.
Sources
[edit]- Berend, Nora; Laszlovszky, József; Szakács, Béla Zsolt (2007). "The kingdom of Hungary". In Berend, Nora (ed.). Christianization and the Rise of Christian Monarchy: Scandinavia, Central Europe and Rus', c.900-1200. Cambridge University Press. pp. 319–368. ISBN 978-0-521-87616-2.
- Csóka, Gáspár; Koszta, László (1994). "Tihany". In Kristó, Gyula; Engel, Pál; Makk, Ferenc (eds.). Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9-14. század) [=Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History (9th-14th centuries)] (in Hungarian). Akadémiai Kiadó. pp. 675–676. ISBN 963-05-6722-9.
External links
[edit]- (in Hungarian) Tihanyi Bencés Apátság
46°54′50″N 17°53′22″E / 46.91389°N 17.88944°E
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